Old 07-23-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Validation of php drop down menu of months,days and years

Cannot get it to validate, for leaps years, and feb,april 31.
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title></title>
</head>

<?php
$todo=$_POST['todo'];
if(isset($todo) and $todo=="submit"){
$month=$_POST['month'];
$dt=$_POST['dt'];
$year=$_POST['year'];
$date_value="$month/$dt/$year";
echo "mm/dd/yyyy format :$date_value<br>";
$date_value="$year-$month-$dt";
echo "YYYY-mm-dd format :$date_value<br>";
}
?>

<?php


$m="2,4";
$d="31";
$y="";
If(!checkdate($m,$d,$y)){
echo "invalid date";
}else {
echo "Entry date is correct";
}
?>


<form method=post name=f1 action=''><input type=hidden name=todo value=submit>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" >
<tr><td align=left >
<select name=month value=''>Select Month
<option value='01'>January</option>
<option value='02'>February</option>
<option value='03'>March</option>
<option value='04'>April</option>
<option value='05'>May</option>
<option value='06'>June</option>
<option value='07'>July</option>
<option value='08'>August</option>
<option value='09'>September</option>
<option value='10'>October</option>
<option value='11'>November</option>
<option value='12'>December</option>
</select>

</td><td align=left >
Date<select name=dt >
<option value='01'>01</option>

<option value='02'>02</option>
<option value='03'>03</option>
<option value='04'>04</option>
<option value='05'>05</option>
<option value='06'>06</option>
<option value='07'>07</option>
<option value='08'>08</option>
<option value='09'>09</option>
<option value='10'>10</option>
<option value='11'>11</option>
<option value='12'>12</option>
<option value='13'>13</option>
<option value='14'>14</option>
<option value='15'>15</option>
<option value='16'>16</option>
<option value='17'>17</option>
<option value='18'>18</option>
<option value='19'>19</option>
<option value='20'>20</option>
<option value='21'>21</option>
<option value='22'>22</option>
<option value='23'>23</option>
<option value='24'>24</option>
<option value='25'>25</option>
<option value='26'>26</option>
<option value='27'>27</option>
<option value='28'>28</option>
<option value='29'>29</option>
<option value='30'>30</option>
<option value='31'>31</option>
</select>


<tr><td align=left >
<select name=year value=''>Select Year
<option value='2009'>2009</option>
<option value='2010'>2010</option>
<option value='2011'>2011</option>
<option value='2012'>2012</option>
<option value='2013'>2013</option>
<option value='2014'>2014</option>
<option value='2015'>2015</option>
<option value='2016'>2016</option>
<option value='2017'>2017</option>
<option value='2018'>2018</option>
<option value='2019'>2019</option>
<option value='2020'>2020</option>
</select>

<input type=submit value=Submit>
</table>


</form>



</html>
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Can't you just use the checkdate function?

PHP: checkdate - Manual
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Agree with Tamlin here, checkdate would definitely be the easiest way to go about this.

Secondly a couple of quick pointers:

It's good to declare your variables, however, it means using
Code:
isset()
brings you nothing, as you just declared a value for it, basically "setting" it, so isset will always be true.
Code:
$todo=$_POST['todo'];
if(isset($todo)
Secondly, if you are checking a string that contains no variables, like
Code:
$todo=="submit"
then using single quotes
Code:
'
is better, as when php sees a
Code:
"
it parses it looking for variables.

Hope this helps.
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